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Government risks putting money before health, BMA warns
The race to secure international trade deals post-Brexit risks prioritising economic gains over the health of the UK population, the BMA has warned The medical keep reading
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£480m in NHS money could be saved by cutting agency staff
The NHS could save millions on filling temporary vacancies if it used less agency staff and more bank staff, NHS Improvement has stated As reported keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Doctors suffering mental health problems are ‘the last taboo in the NHS’
A BBC Two programme, which aired yesterday, highlighted the tragic impact that a lack of mental health services for doctors can have The mental health keep reading
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Dame Julie Moore calls for a cull of NHS regulators
Dame Julie Moore has stated in an interview that the NHS lacks a ‘coherent policy framework’, and blames this primarily on an excess of regulators keep reading
Management
GP contracts; updates to GMS, PMS and APMS
GPs hold a unique position within the NHS; in most cases, they aren’t directly employed by the NHS but are contracted to deliver healthcare and keep reading
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Scrap ‘ineffective’ tax relief to fund NHS, says think tank
A think tank is requesting that the government cancels an initiative aimed at entrepreneurs in order to help fund the NHS The Resolution Foundation has keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Mental health therapists in practices could ‘radically change’ primary care
New guidelines from NHS England could see mental health therapists placed within GP surgeries NHS England has set out new guidelines which encourage the placement keep reading
Health & Patient Care
GPs are letting down heart failure patients
British Heart Foundation research has revealed serious shortcomings in heart failure care, much of which could be improved by better GP-hospital communication According to new keep reading
Compliance
New guidelines for GPs aim to battle antibiotic resistance
A new set of guidelines will educate GPs on how to handle patients asking for medication to treat the common cold Every year, many patients keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Report highlights ‘stark inequalities’ in Scottish health
NHS Health Scotland has found that 32.9% of bad health and early deaths in Scotland could be avoided if the quality of life wasn’t so keep reading